New governors should know counties are eternal entities
Former Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi hands a flag to his successor Joshua Irungu soon after a swearing-in ceremony at Nanyuki Municipal Stadium on August 25, 2022. A county does not end with the change of governor. Rather, it has perpetual succession.
Photo credit: Mwangi Ndirangu I Nation Media Group
There are still counties where handover reports are not available for the incoming teams, two weeks after governors were sworn in.
A county does not end with the change of governor. Rather, it has perpetual succession.
An incoming administration both in the county and nationally inherits all the assets and liabilities of the outgoing administration.
The assumption of the Office of Governor Act, No. 4 of 2019 sought to create a seamless transition between an outgoing governor and the governor-elect.
It creates an assumption of office committee, chaired by the county secretary, with the membership of key chief officers, the county commissioner, representatives of the intelligence and police services, the clerk of the assembly as well as two persons nominated by the governor-elect.
